Union seeks tea wage hike

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Guwahati: The All Adivasi Students’ Association of Assam on Monday demanded an increase in wages from Rs 137 to Rs 350, saying tea garden workers in the state get the lowest daily wages when the quality and price of Assam tea is the highest in the country. According to a comparative study conducted by the association in 2014, the Bengal government paid tea workers Rs 132.50 and Tamil Nadu paid Rs 191.